Student Resources

Chapter 1: Resources to Improve Vocabulary, Proofreading, and Spelling

	1.	Electronic grammar checkers automatically correct grammatical usage errors.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	2.	An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	3.	The parts of speech represented by the word work include verb, noun, and adjective.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	4.	Compare the following information. Are the two items the same?     9748 Via Cantera     9748 Via Cantere

		a.	same
		b.	different

	5.	The preferred spelling of a word is typically listed first in the dictionary entry.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	6.	What part of speech is inspire?

		a.	n.
		b.	adj.
		c.	v.
		d.	adv.

	7.	The dictionary usually shows nouns that form their plurals irregularly.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	8.	Kim could not ____ to using the new computer system.

		a.	adapt
		b.	adept
		c.	adopt

	9.	A thesaurus contains grammar rules.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	10.	What part of speech is barely?

		a.	n.
		b.	adj.
		c.	v.
		d.	adv.